Strongside Defensive End Recruiting: Comparing Ohio State and That Team

Apologies to those who read this article before it went to Blog Heaven.

Ohio State has dominated That Team on the football field during the past decade. How have the Buckeyes fared against them in recruiting since 2012? Over the next couple of weeks I will compare Ohio State's and That Team's recruiting by position during the Urban Meyer era.

Ohio State recruited 7 Strong-side Defensive Ends and That Team recruited 4 Strong-side Defensive Ends.

2012-2015 SDE Averages

AVERAGES	CATEGORY	AVERAGE
6-4	HEIGHT	6-5
264	WEIGHT	240
.903	COMP. RATING	.893
3.43	STARS	3.25

Larry Johnson has many reasons to smile.

2015 SDE RECRUITS
PLAYER	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	COMP. RATING	STARS	LOCATION
JASHON CORNELL	6-4	260	.956	********	MINNESOTA
DRE'MONT JONES	6-3	266	.938	********	ST. IGNATIUS
SHELTON JOHNSON	6-5	220	.887	*******	FLORIDA
JOSHUA ALABI	6-5	295	.866	*******	DETROIT
REUBEN JONES	6-3	223	.854	*******	FLORIDA

Jashon Cornell is the highest rated SDE since Joey Bosa.

2014 SDE RECRUITS
TEAM	PLAYER	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	COMP. RATING	STARS	LOCATION
	DYLAN THOMPSON	6-5	270	.872	*******	ILLINOIS
	DARIUS SLADE	6-5	240	.846	*******	NEW JERSEY

Dylan Thompson missed 2014 with a broken kneecap.

2013 SDE RECRUITS
TEAM	PLAYER	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	COMP. RATING	STARS	LOCATION
	JOEY BOSA	6-5	270	.981	********	FLORIDA
	TRACY SPRINKLE	6-4	250	.859	*******	ELYRIA

Joey Bosa helped Ohio State win the title in 2014.

2012 SDE RECRUITS
TEAM	PLAYER	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	COMP. RATING	STARS	LOCATION
	CHRIS WORMLEY	6-5	250	.943	********	TOLEDO WHITMER
	MATT GODIN	6-5	265	.887	*******	THAT STATE

2012-2015 SDE RECRUITS LISTED BY COMPOSITE RATING
YEAR	PLAYER	COMP. RATING
2013	JOEY BOSA	.981
2015	JASHON CORNELL	.956
2012	CHRIS WORMLEY	.943
2015	DRE'MONT JONES	.938
2012	MATT GODIN	.887
2015	SHELTON JOHNSON	.887
2014	DYLAN THOMPSON	.872
2015	JOSHUA ALABI	.866
2013	TRACY SPRINKLE	.859
2015	REUBEN JONES	.854
2014	DARIUS SLADE	.846